Cyrille Ndayirukiye

Cyrille Ndayirukiye
Minister of National Defence of Burundi
In office
January 2000 – 8 November 2002
Preceded byAlfred Nkurunziza
Succeeded byVincent Niyungeko
Personal details
Born8 July 1954
Kiganda, Ruanda-Urundi
Died25 April 2021(2021-04-25) (aged 66)
Gitega, Burundi
NationalityBurundian
Political partyUPRONA

Cyrille Ndayirukiye (8 July 1954 – 25 April 2021) was a Burundian politician and Army general.[1] He served as Minister of National Defence of Burundi from 2000 to 2002. He was also one of the main anti-government militants in the 2015 coup attempt.[2]

As one of the main soldiers involved in the 2015 coup attempt in Burundi, he was consequently sentenced to Life imprisonment in January 2016. Ndayirukiye subsequently died in prison on April 21, 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Burundi's Major General Ndayirukiye Dies In Prison". Taarifa Rwanda. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Burundi: le numéro 2 des putschistes reconnaît l'échec du coup d'Etat". RFI (in French). 14 May 2015.